Decoding working places as learning spaces

Petr NovotnýDepartment of Educational Sciences Faculty of Arts, Masaryk UniversityBrno, Czech Rep. www.phil.muni.cz/wupvwww.projektcias.cz

Let´s start with an example

WORKPLACE LEARNING

… to present the concept of WPL?

The world/economy in change Learning, education and HR What's workplace learning Benefits of WPL Threats of WPL Sustainability of WPL

First task!

Form a group of three people (as heterogenius as possible)

Discuss your work experience (even if its limited)

Answer the question: What did you learn while working?

3 questions to start with

What is workplace? What is learning?

What is workplace learning?

Workplace learning

Evans et al., 2006

Workplace learning

Learning in the workplace

Learning through the workplace

Learning for the workplace

Starting point Notwithstanding the differences in the degree

to which the issues of workplace learning have been addressed and the level of its implementation in various countries, it may be said that neither planning, nor course or effects of workplace learning have been described sufficiently enough to enable the use of empirical evidence in formulating well-informed judgements and recommendations for implementation of workplace learning.

Cluster of topics

Individual learning process Organisational learning Conditions of learning

– organisational culture and support for learning within the organisation

– economic sector Human resource development

What are we dealing with?

An explanatory scheme A model of learning A method of AE/vocational training A paradigmatical shift

A mixed philosofical background of the concept

Benefits of workplace learning

Workplace learning - benefits

Productivity Alternative wey of achieving competences Mobility – both horizontal and vertical Equalizing opportunities Self esteem promotion Adaptation to work Etc.

Try to draft the relation between the two variables

Return of investments into human resources (Checchi, 2006)

Workplace learning risks

Illegal / illegitimate learning Clashes of learning cycles Tendency to advocate NON-

participation on education and training

17

Clash of learning cycles

Individual learning Organizational learning

Innovation cycle

(Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Ford, 2006)

Clashes of interests on workplace learning

19

Another task…

Participation on specific training

Participation on general training

Risks

Personal interest

Organizational interest

Broader interest

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Clash of interests of actors (Leuven, 2007)

Participation on specific training

Participation on general training

Risks

Personal interest

Performance Possibilities of growth and change

No?

Organizational interest

ProductivityEfectiveness

Flexibility of human resources

Loyality

Broader interest

Economic activity

EmploymentEmployability

No?

Attempts to use workplace learning potential Professional learning communities Organisational learning

Příklad 2:12

The last – and most important - task Suggest a set of measures you would

apply to organisation to support positive effects of workplace learning.